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Passengers Taken Off In Boats
CLYDE FOG MISHAP
Glasgow.
Five women and seven Glasgow the Post business men were rowed ashore Offices. All letters etc., must be mark-(when the LMS. railway steamer ed "By Air Mail" and be handed
* the Post Office.
Atalanta (846 tons), of Glasgow. grounded on the island of Great! Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde in The Money Order Office i from 10 am to 4 pan except on fog early one day last month. Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon The
open
Atalanta, a bost well Clyde holiday-makers, ran aground about two miles from her first port of call, Millport, the An Air Mail Box has been erected island harbour town. at the General Post Office. Carres- pondence intended for
and on Sundays and holidays whetknown to it is entirely closed.
the RM.A
One of the passengers, Mr. H. "Dorado" must be posted before 8.30. Currie, said that when ther In Kowloon sach started from Kilchattan Bay, Bate, am. on Friday. correspondence may be posted in the the fog was very thick. As the which will be cleared at 3 am on
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1936
RATTLESNAKES IN COURT..
Los Angeles-Two szakes, named “Lethal" and "Lightning, were exhibits in the trial here last month of Robert James, who is charged with murdering his fifth wife by means of rattlesnake bites and drowning."
His defence is insanity. The two snakes are those which the State alleges he used to murder his wife.
£20 FINE FOR £2 THEFT
Baronet Four Days In Cell
Sir
MAGISTRATE'S SHARP COMMENTS
Harry Leonard d'Arcy
SUICIDE TO AVOID
MARRIAGE
St. Pancras Baker Gasses Himself
LETTER TO PARENTS
IN CYPRUS
MAN COMMENDED. BY CORONER
Rescue Attempt By Poor Swimmer
GREAT COURAGE_SHOWN
A man who, though he could
A letter from a native of Cyprus, |Swim only a few strokes, made an who wrote that he had "sentenced unsuccessful attempt to rescue a drowning friend was complimented himself to death" was read at an inquest at Paddington last month the coroner at an Eton inquest
last month.. The man was Costas Sarva Hajij
The inquest was on Leonard! Kyriacou, aged 25, a baker, who Charles Slater, aged 21. of Sels- was found gassed at his lodgings don-road, West Norwood, who was in Whitfield-street, St. Pancras
A verdict of suicide while of drowned in the Thames on Sunday. Dennis Frank Foddering, of unsound mind was recorded.
Andrias Georgion, a friend, said West Norwood, said that he and three friends, including Slater) that Kyriacou was worried because he promised to marry by special them could swim more than a few hired a pant at Windsor. None of) licence the sister of his landlord. and he did not want to marry her strokes and they were not used to
handling punts. Kyriacou was sending money toļ
Paddle Lost ordinary box at Kowloon Post Office steamer made its way very slowly Waechter, aged 24, of Crown Hill, his parents to whom he was devot-}
Near Windsor racecourse Slater Firth there was a Devon, who was arrested when heed, Georgiou added, and if he had across the The public are particularly Friday.
letters crash, and those on deck saw rocks failed to answer summonses, was married he would have had to stop lost a paddle and went in the water see that their requested
Correspon- looming up ahead.
Kyriacou said that he after it. He reached it, but when bear sufficient postage. dence bearing insufficient postage will
headway against the current. Fod- be forwarded by ordinary services.
dering jumped in and reached him, but became exhausted and Was
AIR MAIL
Grating Noise
at Crown H last month fired £20
in-
doing so.
and
for damaging an electric meter did not want to break his word he turned back he could make no and stealing £2 "We heard the engine telegrapà Mr. J. Woolland, defending, said regarding the marriage.
"I Lose My Youth" ring for astern," said Mr. Currie, that Sir Harry was told by his
The Coroner read the following may be "but before the ship could be mother, Lady Waechter, to go to letter written in Greek by Kyriacompelled to release his hold.
The coroner. Mr. J. Bailer Gib- Air Mail correspondence
con to his parents, brothers posted in the ordinary posting boxes stopped there was a heavy grat London. As it was too late. to
son, recording a verdict of accid- Saching noise. Everything happened cash a cheque he broke open the
sisters: Past Orice. at the General correspondence should bear suficient so slowly and so calmly that there meter, telling an employee to
"For the last time I take the ental death, said that Foddering Pen with light hand and write on acted with great courage. It was was no suggestion of panic. No form the authorities. postage and be superscribed "By Air Mail"
was unduly disturbed. The He did not appear when sumthe blue paper the following. Ma pity that people who could not
day
swim weat on the river. women on board were not in the moned because on the same
adorable parents, "I write to you! he had to attend bankruptcy prothat to-night Sunday night, I least alarmed.
Mr. Woolland added
commit suicide and lose m "When it was realised that the ceedings. Atalanta could not be moved for that Sir Harry had spent four days youth and my brave body at the some considerable time the boats in a cell at Crown Hill police
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30 were launched and the passengers station. 30 taken ashore and disembarked on 31 the rocks-
Minor Mishaps
"There were a few minor mis- 28haps as the passengers made their way over the rocks, some of them slipping into pools of water. Ou reaching the road they were takes 31 in taxi-cabs to Keppel, and then 31 by motor-boat to Fairlie on the 31maisland.
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I have: age of 25 abroad where nobody to look after me and say a good word for me.
"I know, my dear parents, that
Sir Har was also summoned for non-nagment of fines imposed in April for motoring offences. Mr.my death will cause you a great heavy mourning when you will hear Woolland guaranteed that arrears of £17 would be paid within two days.
-The Chairman, Dr. W. E. M. Corbett:. This is 3 Most dis-
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graceful case, and it is only on count of your youth that we not sent you to prison
Sir Harry was ordered to 1410 costs.
BEES CAUSE ROAD CRASH
Lorry Driver Loses
Control
Four people were injured last of it I pray to God to console month in an accident caused by aj
swarm of bees at Ripple-road,
Fou.
“I know, my dear parents, that Barking, Essex. When the bees I had been for long years at home, entered the cab of * lorry the and I was the only descendant who driver lost control and the vehicle
10-was giving you some joy. My tracollided with a private chr. have gic sentence of death which I give
The four occupants of the car to myself is to get rid of the were taken to hospital, where pay worries which are already over Charles Murdoch, of Horn-road.
ford, was detained.
and the coast of Ayr. It has a MURDER CHARGE
population of about 6,000.
The Atalanta floated on the ris- ing tide the next afternoon and went into dry dock at Ardrossan, junder her own steam, for examina- 28ition. It was stated that one pro- peller was damaged, but injury to the hull was slight.
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Alleged Use Of Snakes
WITNESS COLLAPSES
Los Angeles.
Įme.
"Disgusting Words" "It is, my dear parents, I have
or women
beer connected with a girl with FOREIGNERS IN THE FAR EASTİ whom I would not be connected There are few men, with and lose my youth and to either, who can continuously live in listen to so many disgusting words the Far East without sometimes get-| from her brother and which were ting run-down. For this reason there has always been a popular demand all a great burder for me, and 50, over the East for that famous blood
the my parents, for the sake of
and nerve tonic, Dr. Williams Pink family honour and my social re-Pills, throughout the past thirty or spect I had in Cyprus. it was not more years. suitable for me to get married to When the trial of Robert James, a girl who was not suitable to me VISCOUNTESS IN CAR RALLY 2:39-years-old hairdresser, for the and to live with 'her; and if I got murder of his 27-years-old wife married abroad without your con was resumed here last month sent and lived in misery, I prefer One hundred and ninety-seven cars arrived in Blackpool one night Charles Hope, a witness, collapsed to give a finish to-night and
after describing how he had help-surrender my spirit in peace, and last month, completing the 250
ed James to place his wife's leg I shall pray to God to console you, miles road section of the Black-
in a box containing a rattlesnake and light me a candle and take pool diamond jubilee
rally.
Hope has confessed to his share care of my other brothers, The first woman driver to checki
"Before I finish, I advise to in was Miss O. Bailey, of Birming-stand his trial on
the crime, leaving James
my brothers, never to leave the murder
home till the end of your life, and ham, who was followed by Vism
charge alone.
always work like I used to ¡countess Chetwynd.
in
Hope described how be and
the
When the heat has sapped vitality | and thinned the blood, or when fevers have left the system weakened and depressed, the blood-creating, nerve- strengthening properties of Dr. Wil lams Pink Pills are just the treas toment needed
Williams'
The prescription of an eminest
University, Scotland, Dr. Physician, an MD. of Edinburgh Pink Pills have the action in remark jable degree of creating new, rich, red you, blood, thereby increasing the number and the your of red blood corpuscles
substance haemoglobin being the which carries oxygen from the lungs and nutriment from the digestive or-
last body.
and
James thrust the bare leg of Mrs. take care of your home and try to
to help your parents Mrs. Mary James into the box.
breath. was strapped to
Sorrow Caused
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and past James, he said. 28 cards for Europe and Seath America the kitchen table, and adhesive
are forwarded "via Siberia” if superscribed
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rans to every cell and tissue of the
With this
strength-giving. nerve- invigorating blood flowing in your veins you quickly regain your former "I quite realise all the
sorrow good health Equally good for men, tape was placed over her mouth you will all have. I pray to God women and growing children, Dr. REGISTERED and PARCEL while she was subjected to the bite to forgive me for this sin I shall Williams Pink Pills are obtainable MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier of the snake.
commit to-night, and I close this from medicine dealers everywhere. than the time given above unless When the poison failed to work letter with watered eyes and say otherwise stated, and where malls as quickly enough, Hope declared good-bye to all parents, brothers, zam, registered and parcel malls are James drowned his wife in a bath. sisters, relatives and friends.” closed at p.m. on the previous day. Mrs. James was found drowned in In another letter, written to z' AIR MAIL-Imperisi Ašsways via the bath last August. She was friend, Kyriacou said that he was
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30 Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via James's fifth wife. Her life bad committing suicide for his honour 30 Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sabeen heavily insured.
and for that of his family, gon. Correspondence for Europe and
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